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IMPROVEMENT IN PLOUGHS.

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Be it 'known that I, WILLIAM COOLEY, of Bunker Hill, in thc county of Grant, and State of Wisconsin, have invented a new and improved Plough; and I do hereby declare that. the following is a full, clear, andy exact dcscriptionthereof, which will enable others skilled in the art to make and use the same, reference being had to thc accompanying drawings, forming part of'ithis specification, in which- Figure l is a side viewvof my invention. `Figure 2, a rear vieuof the same. Similar-letters of reference indicate like parts.

This invention relates to a new and improved plough, of that class designed for ploughing stock ground,

and commonly ter-med stubble ploughs. The invention consists in constructing the plough in such a manner that the lineA of the draught will be. central and direct, nearly parallel with the land-side, so as to insure an easy draught, uniformity in the Width of furrow, a complete turning under of stubble, straw, stalks, etc., and

the avoidance of the-cloggingior choking up of the plough, a contingency of'frequent occurrence, owing to the trash collecting underneath the beam and standard, and behind the wing and mould-board. f

A represents the beam of the plough, and B the standard, secured in the beam .in the usual Way. This standard has an inclined position in a. transverse direction with the beamA, as shown in liig. 2, and where it joins the land-side a, a shoulder, b is formed, so that the land-side will project outward from the standard. By this arrangement the land-side is thrown considerably to the left, it being in a vertical "plane, which is about one and three-quarters or two inches to the left of the point Where the standard entersthe beam. It will 'be seen that.A the plough is thus setto land without giding tbe-beam that twist or oblique position' that is given the beams of ordinary ploughs, in order, that they may Work towards, or have a tendency,`uuder the draught movement, to take more land, a result which greatly augments the draught of the plough, and which renders the turning oi' a furrow-slice, of uniform Width, almost immssible, especially where the soil varies in stiffness. By

my arrangement the land-side polishes or scours readily, as all parts of itsv surface are in contact with the earth, I

and the plough consequently runsl easily. v The shoulder b not only projects ont laterally from the standard B, butin a forward direction also, as shown clearly in'iig. l. l This admits of thelcurvefe of the shinof the plough being more upright than usual, s o that it will thrmvforward the upper portion -of the furrow-slice and trash,and prevent the latter 'from collecting under the beam in front of the standard. The lordinary ploughs in use have this curve inclined backward, and the consequence is'that they readily choke and clog up in vve'edy ground. The land-side ais carried Well back to ,the heel, and a strap of iron, c, is attached to its' rear part,

'and is inclined and bolted to the right-hand handle D, andthen inclinsl in an opposite direction, and is bolted toA the left-hand handle-D and to the beam A. (See iig. V2.) By this means symmetry and strength are obtained, and the rea-r of theplugh is unobstructed, so that trash whichvmay fall inside between the land-side and mould-board may readilypassY out. By this arrangement, also, of the handles, the latter are kept free from roots in the soil, and prevented from catching into them and tea-ring them out-a result which causes an accumulation of tra-sh against the handle at the point of` contact with the'soil, and the inevitable clogging of therland-side. v

What I claim as'new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,\is

The securing `of the handles DD in the position shown and described by means ofthe' bar C, bent as shown, and attached to the land-side, the two handles, and to the beam, substantially as and for the purpose' set forth.

WILLIAM GOOLEY.

Witnesses Jnssn BROOKS,

J osEPnINE BROOKS. 

